Vernon Township, New Jersey
Township in Sussex County, New Jersey
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 24,686 |
| 2010 | 23,943 |
| 2020 | 22,358 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Vernon Township | Sussex County | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 22,513 | 145,117 | 9,267,014 |
| Median household income | $113,439 | $114,316 | $101,050 |
| Median age | 44.7 | 44.1 | 40.1 |
| Median home value | $295,500 | $342,800 | $427,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 34.7% | 40.0% | 42.9% |
| Foreign-born residents | 8.6% | 8.6% | 23.5% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 91.6% | 84.9% | 63.7% |
| Mean commute to work | 41.3 minutes | 36.3 minutes | 30.9 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $113,439 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 8,227 units
- Renter occupied
- 759 units
- Vacancy rate
- 13.8%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| School | Type | Grades | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Ridge School | Public | Pre-K | Vernon Township School District |
| Cedar Mountain Primary School | Public | K–1 | Vernon Township School District |
| Lounsberry Hollow School | Public | 4–5 | Vernon Township School District |
| Rolling Hills Primary School | Public | 2–3 | Vernon Township School District |
| Glen Meadow Middle School | Public | 6–8 | Vernon Township School District |
| Vernon Township High School | Public | 9–12 | Vernon Township School District |
Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.
Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.
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Places in Vernon Township
- Highland LakesCensus designated place
- Vernon CenterCensus designated place
- Vernon ValleyCensus designated place
Nearby towns
- Vernon CenterCensus designated place
- Highland LakesCensus designated place
- Vernon ValleyCensus designated place
- HamburgBorough
- Upper Greenwood LakeCensus designated place
- Hardyston TownshipTownship
- SussexBorough
- FranklinBorough
- West Milford TownshipTownship
- Wantage TownshipTownship
Other towns in Sussex County
- AndoverBorough
- Andover TownshipTownship
- BranchvilleBorough
- Byram TownshipTownship
- Byram CenterCensus designated place
- Crandon LakesCensus designated place
- Frankford TownshipTownship
- FranklinBorough
- Fredon TownshipTownship
- Green TownshipTownship
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- Type
- Township
- County
- Sussex County
- Land area
- 67.5 sq mi
- Water area
- 2.36 sq mi
- Population
- 22,879 (2024 estimate)
- Households
- 8,986
- Median age
- 44.7
- Median household income
- $113,439
- Median home value
- $295,500
- Median gross rent
- $1,687
- Owner-occupied homes
- 91.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 34.7%
- Foreign-born residents
- 8.6%
- Mean commute to work
- 41.3 minutes
- Census GEOID
- 3403775740
Sources: Census Gazetteer 2025: county subdivisions, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- ZIP codes
- 07418, 07419, 07421, 07422, 07460, 07461, 07462
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Sources: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship file: ZCTAs to county subdivisions, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Gazetteer 2025: metropolitan and micropolitan areas, retrieved November 14, 2026.